Candidates for these scholarships should have a superior record of academic achievement and/or job performance and show promise of completion of their studies at a high level of performance. In addition, candidates should have plans to pursue a career in state or local government finance.

Candidates are asked to complete an application and to submit it to their academic advisor, or the department chair together with the required supporting materials. It is requested that the academic advisor or department chair prepare a letter of recommendation and send it, along with the application form and the candidate’s supporting materials, in a single envelope, to:

All applications must be postmarked no later than February 10, 2017. The winner will be informed, and the award publicly announced, by April 21, 2017. The scholarship recipient will be invited to attend the GFOA’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado May 21-24, 2017. This includes a complementary annual conference registration, transportation costs to Denver, and hotel accommodations.